University of New England

UNE professor publishes book on higher education in the digital age

Michael F. Beaudoin, Ed.D., professor of education and internationally known distance-education scholar, is editor and principal author of the book Perspectives on Higher Education in the Digital Age, published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

The volume, including chapters by 29 other notable scholars and practitioners, examines how higher education is likely to be affected by the rapidly expanding availability and use of digital resources worldwide. In an economy where nearly all public information is available to anyone with access to a PC and the Internet, the democratization of information and knowledge presents tremendous opportunities, as well as threats, to traditional higher education providers.

This book discusses the impact of the digital age on the role and structure of institutions, on how faculty teach and students learn, and the future of the education industry. It is intended for use by leaders, educators and scholars who recognize we must prepare for, and remain relevant, in the new digital age.

Beaudoin is also the author of Reflections on Research, Faculty and Leadership in Higher Education, winner of the 2004 Charles A. Wedemeyer Award. He received a 2006 Fulbright Scholar Award to serve as an educational consultant at the University College of Education in Winneba (Ghana, Africa).

(Press release issued May 9, 2006)